# A script used to generate Wikipedia-style pages via ChatGPT

> Source: <https://gist.github.com/scripting/1897c81d0c61536228de5bdc0e7d7c9a>
> Published: 2026-06-12 14:40:21+00:00

| //mypedia -- build a short, balanced reference page about a name, using ChatGPT. | |
| const name = args [0]; | |
| if (name === undefined) { | |
| console.log ("Usage: belt mypedia.belt \"name\""); | |
| } | |
| else { | |
| //first-cut prompt -- refine the wording here. | |
| const prompt = "Build a short, balanced reference page about " + name + ". " | |
| + "Follow the structure of a Wikipedia article but keep it brief -- an outline of the basic facts, not a long detailed treatment. " | |
| + "Cover who or what it is, why it matters, and the essential history. " | |
| + "Stay neutral; where there is controversy, note the main sides briefly rather than taking one. " | |
| + "Include links to authoritative web sources so the reader can follow the original work. " | |
| + "Return the page as Markdown, starting with a top-level heading for the name."; | |
| const markdown = chatGpt.ask (prompt); | |
| const hyphenated = string.replaceAll (name, " ", "-"); | |
| //local copy. | |
| const filepath = config.user.prefs.publicfolder + "mypedia/" + hyphenated + ".md"; | |
| file.sureFilePath (filepath); | |
| file.writeWholeFile (filepath, markdown); | |
| console.log ("Wrote " + filepath); | |
| //S3 copy at a calendar-structured, lowercase path, served by PagePark. | |
| const now = new Date (); | |
| const year = now.getFullYear (); | |
| const month = ("0" + (now.getMonth () + 1)).slice (-2); | |
| const day = ("0" + now.getDate ()).slice (-2); | |
| const datepath = year + "/" + month + "/" + day; | |
| const slug = hyphenated.toLowerCase () + ".md"; | |
| const s3path = "/scripting/mypedia/" + datepath + "/" + slug; | |
| s3.newObject (s3path, markdown, "text/markdown", "public-read"); | |
| console.log ("https://library.scripting.com/" + datepath + "/" + slug); | |
| } |